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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 22, 2024, 12:36 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 8 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2024, 12:36 AM CST (06:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2024, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 360 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
675 WHUS42 KTAE 220636 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 136 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-231100- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0007.240122T0636Z-240127T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 136 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2024 /1236 AM CST Mon Jan 22 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
12 follow-up statements
857 WHUS42 KTAE 230746 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 246 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-241100- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T0000Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 246 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2024 /146 AM CST Tue Jan 23 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
369 WHUS42 KTAE 240825 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 325 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 FLZ108-242000- /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.240124T1000Z-240124T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T0900Z/ South Walton- 225 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Saturday night. For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ112-114-115-242000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T0900Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 325 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 /225 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
722 WHUS42 KTAE 241628 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1128 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 FLZ108-250300- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240124T2000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T0900Z/ South Walton- 1028 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Saturday night. For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ112-114-115-250300- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T0900Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 1128 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 /1028 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
210 WHUS42 KTAE 250019 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 719 PM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-261100- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 719 PM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 /619 PM CST Wed Jan 24 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ DVD
564 WHUS42 KTAE 250810 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 310 AM EST Thu Jan 25 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-261000- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T2300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 310 AM EST Thu Jan 25 2024 /210 AM CST Thu Jan 25 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
332 WHUS42 KTAE 260822 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 322 AM EST Fri Jan 26 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-271000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T2300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 322 AM EST Fri Jan 26 2024 /222 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
713 WHUS42 KTAE 270806 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 306 AM EST Sat Jan 27 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-281000- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T2300Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 306 AM EST Sat Jan 27 2024 /206 AM CST Sat Jan 27 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
839 WHUS42 KTAE 280723 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 223 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 FLZ108-112-114-290900- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240129T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 223 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 /123 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ115-281800- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T1800Z/ Coastal Franklin- 223 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
173 WHUS42 KTAE 281657 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1157 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 FLZ115-281800- /O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240128T1800Z/ Coastal Franklin- 1157 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Hostile beach conditions and the chances for a high rip current risk have come down across Franklin county beaches this morning. A moderate risk for rip currents still exists throughout the remainder of the day today. $$ FLZ108-112-114-290100- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240129T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1157 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 /1057 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
323 WHUS42 KTAE 290141 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 841 PM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 FLZ108-112-114-290900- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240129T0900Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 841 PM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 /741 PM CST Sun Jan 28 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
496 WHUS42 KTAE 290838 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 338 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2024 FLZ108-290945- /O.EXP.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240129T0900Z/ South Walton- 238 AM CST Mon Jan 29 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... Moderate rip current risk is forecast for Walton County beaches today. $$ FLZ112-114-292300- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240129T2300Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 338 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2024 /238 AM CST Mon Jan 29 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
089 WHUS42 KTAE 291637 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1137 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2024 FLZ108-292300- /O.EXA.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240129T2300Z/ South Walton- 1037 AM CST Mon Jan 29 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Multiple rip currents were observed on Miramar Beach webcams this morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ112-114-292300- /O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-240129T2300Z/ Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf- 1137 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2024 /1037 AM CST Mon Jan 29 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Bay and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:48 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 62 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.